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These eight have crossed the dark night

هذي ثمان قد قطعن الدجى

1. These eight have crossed the dark night
In their journey an example for the pilgrim

١. هَذي ثَمانٌ قد قَطَعْنَ الدُّجى
في سَيْرِها مُعْتَبَرٌ للحِجا

2. They passed and a hopeful obtained
What he wished of its places and longed for

٢. مرّتْ وقدْ نالَ بها آمِلٌ
ما شاءَ منْ أوطارِهِ وارْتَجى

3. So he strengthened the resolve that did not fail
And held onto the night that had passed

٣. فجَرّدَ العَزْمَ الذي ما نَبا
والتَحَف الليلَ الذي قد سَجا

4. Fear drives him back and he calls upon it
When fear obeys the caller of hope

٤. يردُّهُ الخَوْفُ ويَدْعو بِهِ
إذا أطاعَ الخَوفَ داعِي الرَّجا

5. He crossed the land so it said farewell
And plunged into the sea so it said survive

٥. قدْ قَطَعَ البَرَّ فقال الوَجَى
واقْتَحَمَ البحْرَ فقالَ النَّجا

6. And held onto what remains so the steps hurried
And passed by what is fleeting so did not waver

٦. والْتَذّ بالباقِي فحَثَّ الخُطَى
ومَرّ بالفانِي فَما عَرَّجا

7. My Master this is the approach of the passionate
So allow whoever comes near or stumbles

٧. موْلايَ هذا نَهْجُ أهْلِ الهَوى
فاسْمَحْ لمَنْ قارَبَ أو لَجّجا

8. And take from traveling in it an approach
From one who praises the Glorious and from one who blamed

٨. واسْلُكْ منَ السّيْرِ بهِ مَنْهَجاً
عنْ مادِحٍ جلَّ وعمّنْ هَجا

9. And read the copy and leave the secret
Of the meanings - its lines interwoven

٩. ولتَقْرَأ النُّسْخَةَ واتْرُكْ الى
سِرِّ المَعاني خَطَّها المُدْمَجا

10. And how can one not secure the inheritance of the sublime
One who inherited the supporters and allies

١٠. وكيفَ لا يُحْرِزْ إرثَ العُلَى
منْ وَرِثَ الأنْصارَ والخَزْرَجا